Pasta: Italy is still top producer

May 31, 2018 440

The global supremacy of Italian pasta is in danger of disappearing, undermined by the aggressiveness of foreign competitors. Despite the fact that Italy maintains its record of production with 3.36 million tons produced, and is also firmly in first place in the exports rankingwith 1.9 million tons, the great leap forward made in recent years by other non-EU countries stands out as they are greatly increasing their production capacity.

The case of Turkey is emblematic: the production of pasta has grown by 77% in just 5 years, going from 850,000 tons to over 1.5 million. These are some of the data released some days ago in Foggia as part of the Durum Days, an international event of debate on the durum wheat market organized by Cia, Confagricoltura, Alleanza Cooperative Agroalimentari, Copagri, Aidepi, Italmopa, Compag, Crea, and Areté. 

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SOURCE: https://www.italianfood.net/

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